Enter the action zone with the premiere of 'The Bourne Ultimatum' on HBO

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New Delhi, November 20, 2008

The month of November is full of entertainment and enthrallment as HBO brings for its viewers an action-packed spy film 'The Bourne Ultimatum’ only on HBO Blockbuster of the Month. Directed by Paul Greengrass and based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, the movie is the third film of the Bourne Trilogy and premieres on HBO on 21st November at 9:00pm.

In this thriller movie, Matt Damon returns as the trained assassin Jason Bourne in the third explosive installment of this smash hit espionage thriller series. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, Bourne is forced to hunt down his past in order to find a future. Traveling from Moscow, Paris and London to Tangier and New York City, he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne – all the while trying to outmanoeuvre the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents who have him in their crosshairs.

The film stars American actor and philanthropist Matt Damon reprising his role as Ludlum's signature character, amnesiac CIA assassin Jason Bourne. The film continues the saga of Jason Bourne as he escapes from authorities in Moscow, Russia, and follows the character as he travels to Paris, London, Madrid, Tangier, and New York City to uncover his real identity, while the CIA continues to send assassins after him. American stage and screen actress Julia Stiles plays the role of Nicky Parsons and becomes Bourne's accomplice in his escape from the CIA Madrid station. She also helps him in tracking down 'Neal Daniels', the Madrid station chief. In the process, she jeopardizes her career and is herself made the target of an assassination attempt.

David Strathairn is an Academy Award-nominated American film, television, and stage actor. In the movie, he plays the role of Noah Vosen: CIA Deputy Director, head of Operation Blackbriar. In The Bourne Ultimatum, American actor Scott Glenn plays the role of Ezra Kramer: Director of the CIA

Trivia

-Voted as Movie of the Year 2007 by Empire magazine. It is Paul Greengrass's second work in a consecutive year to be voted Movie of the Year by Empire. His previous film, United 93 (2006) was voted as Movie of the Year 2006.

-The Bourne Ultimatum is the only film in the trilogy to have been nominated for an Academy Award; winning all three of its nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing at the 80th Academy Awards.

-This is the third sequel to the gripping series of which The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy have also been premiered on HBO in India.

For further information, please contact:

HBO Asia

Ruchika Chaudhry

Tel: 0124 4028888

E-mail: ruchika_chaudhry@hboasia.com.sg

IPAN

Geetanjali Lahiri

E-mail: geetanjali.lahiri@ipan.com

Tel: 011- 42492100